. >> megyn: joining me now simon rosenburg and also a former campaign advisor to president clinton. and marc thiessen, a former speech writer for george w. bush. >> megyn: so your take on those two varying messages, marc? >> it's very simple. the president proposed these cuts and signed them into law and came up with them and did it by the way for political reasons not economic reasons. and to create something that congress would avoid. he did it because he didn't want another debt limit strike, and now all of a sudden the fiscal armageddon is doing. if the cuts are so bad. what is the president doing about it, has he proposed any cuts the way that the republicans did. make them more targeted, met with john boehner? no, he's going on and helping campaign events with first responders and talking to local tv anchors who won't ask tough questions like wasn't this your idea, mr. president? so, he is campaigning, rather nan leading and he should be governing, not going out there trying to blame the republicans for his own creation. >> megyn: you know, simon, to hear the president tell it